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State Rep. Kevin Boyle stands behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Wolf calls on Rep. Boyle to resign following arrest and reports of mental health struggles

Gov. Tom Wolf said Boyle needs to resign and receive mental health treatment, following his arrest on charges of violating a protection from abuse order and harassment.

5 years ago

Wilmington Hospital
Health

Despite protests, ChristianaCare says nearly 98% of workers complied with vax mandate or got exemption

A vocal minority of workers and others had complained that the edict was oppressive and harmful. Yet in the end, few decided to sacrifice their jobs.

5 years ago

Project Home event
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Project Home opens 40-unit apartment building — a first since the pandemic began

The four-story building in North Philadelphia will provide permanent supportive housing to people who are or have been homeless or are at risk of homelessness.

5 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner addresses the media at a press conference
Courts & Law

Krasner recaps a ‘very rough’ week of gun violence in Philly

After some recent improvement in gun homicide numbers, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner says this past week was “very rough.”

5 years ago

Jeff Leatham’s “Habitat” at the 2021 Flower Show
Community

Philadelphia Flower Show will stay outside in 2022

This makes 2022 the second consecutive year that the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society show will be held outdoors at Franklin D. Roosevelt Park.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: State will pay $500 to people who return to the workforce

N.J. has launched a new program to incentivize job seekers and employers, in hopes of addressing the labor shortage.

5 years ago

FILE - This photo from Friday May 9, 2008, shows R. Kelly arriving for the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Courts & Law

R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial

Kelly was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaking about the importance of mask mandates in schools, in Norristown, Pa. on September 8, 2021. (Office of Gov. Wolf)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Measure on masking in youth sports clears Pa. House committee

The legislation gives school districts the authority to decide whether student athletes must wear masks while playing sports.

5 years ago

A sign protesting the proposed PennEast Pipeline route in Carbon County, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

PennEast cancels natural gas pipeline project; cites lack of environmental permits from N.J.

In an astounding turnaround after years of battling N.J. over permits to build a natural gas pipeline from Northeast Pa. to Mercer County, PennEast has canceled its 116-mile p

5 years ago

Closeup of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Republicans aim to make big election changes in constitution

It's the latest turn in a partisan power struggle over elections in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about election fraud.

5 years ago

Nancy Pelosi stands at a podium, with Chuck Schumer and Janet Yellen standing to her right
Politics & Policy

Biden, Congress face big week for agenda, government funding

The Senate has a test vote set Monday to keep the government funded and avert a federal debt default before Thursday's fiscal year-end deadline.

5 years ago

National Guardsman Tim Rzemyk helps out at a polling place
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

New machines, new times to vote. Major changes for New Jersey voters this November

New Jersey’s general election is just five weeks away. Here's what you need to know.

5 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in a prescription bottle
Politics & Policy

Was your N.J. weed conviction expunged? The state’s court system wants you to find out

The New Jersey Courts are trying to alert people who benefitted from automatic expungement when the state’s new decriminalization law took effect in July.

5 years ago

Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel, opens September 26, 2021, at the Barnes Museum in Philadelphia. Valadon, 1865-1938, was born into poverty in France, was self-taught and became a renowned artist by the time of her death
Arts & Entertainment

100 years after her heyday, Suzanne Valadon gets her first major U.S. exhibition

Valadon was a model for the impressionists of Paris, then became one. 100 years later, the Barnes premieres the first major U.S. exhibit of her work

5 years ago

Students from Southwest Leadership Academy are seen in this 2019 file photo navigating a sidewalk near the school congested with wrecked cars and debris associated with two auto repair shops on the block. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly neighborhoods plagued by illegal auto work could find relief in City Council bills

The legislation comes as a reaction to the proliferation of vehicle repair work and sales on city streets and sidewalks.

5 years ago

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